University of Auckland Davies-Sproule Memorial Prize 2024

This prize was established in 1963 by the University of Auckland Law Students' Society as a memorial to two of its former members, Graham Wilfred Cotton Sproule and Thomas Gary Davies.

Eligibility for Davies-Sproule Memorial Prize 2024:

• The Prize will be awarded annually by the University of Auckland Council to the student of the University who in the year immediately preceding the year of award has been reported by the Faculty of Law to have done for the LLB or LLB(Hons) degree the best work in the subject LAWGENRL 433 Advanced Family Law. 
• If there is no work of sufficient merit in that subject, then the Prize will be awarded to the student reported to have done the best work for the subject LAWGENRL 433 Family Law.

Application Process:

Students do not need to apply for this scholarship, award, or prize or complete an online application form. It is awarded on the recommendation of the relevant faculty or University of Auckland committee.

Value of Davies-Sproule Memorial Prize 2024:

• The value of the Davies-Sproule Memorial Prize will be approximately NZD 500 per annum to be expended in the purchase of books of a scholarly nature, suitably inscribed.

The University of Auckland Council will not be bound to award the Davies-Sproule Memorial Prize in any year if there is no candidate of sufficient merit. In the event of a tie, the Dean of the Faculty of Law shall determine if the Prize may be shared.